PowerBook G4 (12.1")

Essentials

Family: PowerBook G3/G4

Codename: Thresher

Gestalt ID: 406

Minimum OS: 10.2.3

Maximum OS: 10.5.8

Introduced: January 2003

Terminated: September 2003

Processor

CPU: PowerPC 7455 "G4"

CPU Speed: 867 MHz

FPU: integrated

Bus Speed: 133 MHz

Data Bus Width: 64-bit

Address Bus Width: 32-bit

ROM: 1 MB ROM + 3 MB toolbox ROM loaded into RAM

RAM Type: PC2100 DDR SO-DIMM

Minimum RAM Speed: 266 MHz

Onboard RAM: 128 MB

RAM slots: 1

Maximum RAM: 640 MB

Level 1 Cache: 32 kB data, 32 kB instruction

Level 2 Cache: 256 kB on-processor

Video

Screen: 12.1 active matrix TFT

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 420 Go

VRAM: 32 MB

Max Resolution: 24 bit 1024x768

Video Out: mini-VGA

Storage

Hard Drive: 40 GB

ATA Bus: ATA-100

Optical Drive: 24x/24x/10x/8x CD-RW/DVD-ROM

Input/Output

USB: 2

Firewire: 1

Audio Out: stereo 16 bit mini

Audio In: stereo 16 bit mini

Speaker: stereo, center midrange

Microphone: mono

Networking

Modem: 56 kbps

Ethernet: 10/100Base-T

Airport Extreme: optional

Bluetooth: internal

Miscellaneous

Power: 47 Watts

Dimensions: 1.18" H x 10.9" W x 8.6" D

Weight: 4.6 lbs.

Announced in January 2003, The PowerBook G4 (12.1") brough the subnotebook form factor of the 867 MHz PowerBook G4 Titanium, and a few more to boot.

The 12.1" G4 was based on a new motherboard design, which included Double Data Rate RAM, internal BlueTooth, and AirPort Extreme (54 Mbps 802.11g) support. The 12" PowerBook G4 included a 32 MB NVIDIA GeForce4 420 Go graphics card, and borrowed the iBook's mini-VGA port. It came in a single configuration, with 256 MB of RAM and a 40 GB hard drive, for $1799. A SuperDrive configuration, with a 60 GB drive was also available for $1999.

Picture Credits:
Apple, Inc.